Hi, jwise
I, too, have an app (using Paradox) which most people can get to run on Vista but some just don't start which is very confusing. To get Help to work, you need to download the help processor which Microsoft does not allow you to distribute. Here is a starting point: http://www.ec-software.com/help/index.html?hm_winhelp_vista.htm Bobby Clarke J Wise wrote: > > Hello, > > I received no response through this group, so I later > posted the question in a Topaz for Delphi group. (I > used Topaz as the primary database engine). There I > had only one response but it was the right one. > > By turning off the User Control Account, the app runs > just fine. I don't know what that did - but it worked. > > Only problem now (a minor one), is that the help > system was written with the MS Help Compiler and Vista > does not support the MS Help Compiler. > > Thank you. > > jwise > > > Hi, > > > > Did you manage to solve this problem? I'm very > > interested to hear > > others problems and solutions with any version of > > Delphi or the BDE > > running on Vista. Neither myself or my work will be > > installing Vista > > for some time and it would be good to know if my > > customers are going > > to have problems. > > > > Thanks, > > Dave. > > > > Dave Murray > > Glasgow, UK > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:delphi-en%40yahoogroups.com>, J Wise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I apologize in advance for being off topic. This > > is > > > the only group I follow, please point me the right > > > direction. > > > > > > D6 Pro app with BDE installs but will not run on > > > Vista. Vista message says: "application not > > > responding." > > > > > > App written on XP pc, D6 Pro with all updates, > > primary > > > database engine is Topaz 8.0, only uses BDE to > > support > > > Visual Plan-it (added at the last minute). > > > > > > Any help or suggestions where to go to find help > > would > > > be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > jwise > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > Cheap talk? > > > Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call > > rates. > > > http://voice.yahoo.com <http://voice.yahoo.com> > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > The fish are biting. > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php > <http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.11/723 - Release Date: 15/03/2007 > 11:27 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
